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Winter 2017 | horticulture.com.au/grower-focus/cherry
CONTENTS
03 President’s report
From the Cherry Growers Association’s Tom Eastlake
04 Season updates
Focus on NSW, Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria
06 All abroad
The industry’s increasing focus on export markets
08 Industry updates
Cherry industry news and events
10 Chilling out
Research is helping growers respond to less winter chill
ISSUE 4 // WINTER 2017
CHERRY INDUSTRY GROWER MAGAZINE
12 How we reach chilling conclusions
The complexity surrounding the calculation of varying
chill requirements
14 Tough new code targets horticulture
A new industry trading code is set to offer cherry
growers stronger market protection
16 How does Qfly survive winter?
New research looks at changes in the overwintering
behaviour of the Queensland fruit fly
18 Breeding program keeps on giving
The project working to provide well-adapted varieties
for Australian growers
Levy statement: This magazine has been funded by Hort Innovation, using
the cherry research and development levy and contributions from the
Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit
research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.
DISCLAIMER: Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (Hort Innovation) and Coretext Pty Ltd ATM
Coretext Unit Trust (Coretext) make no representations and expressly disclaim all warranties (to the
extent permitted by law) about the accuracy, completeness, or currency of information in Cherry
magazine. Reliance on any information provided by Hort Innovation or Coretext is entirely at your own
risk. Hort Innovation and Coretext are not responsible for, and will not be liable for, any loss, damage,
claim, expense, cost (including legal costs) or other liability arising in any way, including from any Hort
Innovation, Coretext or other person’s negligence or otherwise from your use or non-use of Cherry
magazine, or from reliance on information contained in the material or that Hort Innovation or Coretext
provides to you by any other means.
Editor: Andrew Cooke
Production manager: Natasha Batten
Design: Tim Claeys
Publisher:
Coretext,
PO Box 12542,
Melbourne VIC 8006, Australia
03 9670 1168
cherries@coretext.com.au
www.coretext.com.au
Cover image: Stock photo, 123rf.com
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